Quote Originally Posted by Rongway View Post
That means nothing. Fandaniel could just as reasonably have expected him to pick up anything but a katana, because the room was full of various weapons.
I don't think they would bother to specifically bring it up in conversation at the end of a patch cutscene if he was just going to pick up another katana. The dialogue with Zenos has been pretty clear that he is looking for something new.